Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 23027 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2072

(x) Great Britain
Treasury Competition Essays
1839 embossed essay in white comprising a Crown and "VR" cypher and the words "post office" beneath, attributed to Benjamin Cheverton, very fine and exceptionally rare, there being only six examples recorded, four of which exist in a strip kept by the Royal Philatelic Collection, a fifth example was last listed for sale in the 1934 Colonel Bates collection. A superb exhibition piece very rarely offered. Specialised £35,000

See pages 7-8 in the Specialised catalogue.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£7,000

Starting price
£7000